Holland College
P.E.I.’s Holland College takes its educational philosophy from the school’s namesake, Samuel Holland, an 18th-century surveyor who had a passion for progress and new technology. The college offers 60 diploma and certificate programs on nine campuses and centres across the province. Program areas include applied sciences, carpentry, computer studies, health and community studies, marine training and tourism. The college’s one-year post-graduate certificates are increasingly popular. Holland also offers degree pathways, which give graduates as much as two years of credit toward a degree with post-secondaries across Canada, in the U.S. and overseas.
The college’s cooking students hone their skills at the Culinary Institute of Canada, housed in the Tourism and Culinary Centre on the Charlottetown waterfront. Next door is Canada’s Smartest Kitchen, a research facility for food-product development. The school’s bioscience technology program received the 2020 Gold Program Excellence Award from Colleges and Institutes Canada.
The main Prince of Wales campus in Charlottetown features the Florence Simmons Performance Hall, the Centre for Community Engagement and two apartment-style residences. An integrated suite of services is offered through the new Student Wellness Centre, including mental health supports and a health clinic, as well as career and academic supports and counselling. The Summerside Waterfront campus houses most of the college’s trades and industrial technology programs, along with the Marine Training Centre and the Atlantic Police Academy. The college recently opened its new Business Analytics Centre to support the growth of small and medium- businesses, allowing students from the project management and data analytics post-graduate certificate programs to collaborate on real-world projects.
Quick facts
School size:
Mid-sized
Tuition:
Diploma $8,300–$13,200
Certificate $4,700–$32,100
Post-Grad $5,700–$15,500
Residence offerings:
Yes
Popular programs
Diploma in Business Administration
Diploma in Accounting Technology
Culinary Arts Diploma
Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education
Diploma in Kinesiology
Cool options
Bioscience Technology: This post-graduate certificate for science majors provides practical lab experience and on-the-job experience in preparation for the bioscience industry or to pursue a master’s degree.
Heritage Retrofit Carpentry: Students learn the construction techniques that were used centuries ago and replicate them by combining traditional skills with the latest technology, in order to preserve historic properties by upgrading and restoring them to structural standards and energy efficiency without compromising their character, aesthetic or charm.
Sustainable Business Leadership: This one-year post-grad program equips students with the knowledge, skills, and hands-on experience needed to lead organizations towards more sustainable operations and deploy clean tech solutions.
